NFL Draft Grades 2014: Final Results and Team-by-Team Letter Chart

Sometimes it seems silly to grade a draft a day after it has concluded. After all, we have absolutely no idea how any of these players will pan out. It's really just the most exciting crapshoot around. 

And even if you are grading on whether teams got good value on their boards and filled needs, well, you're still making extremely subjective calls. After all, everyone values players very differently, and as the old saying goes, one man's reach is another man's steal (that's not a saying).

But you know what? We all love grading the draft and reading grades anyway, because we all need to put the proceedings into some type of perspective. Did my team get good players when it had the chance to? Did it address major holes on the roster? Did it get guys who feel like good fits? 

In the end, we all just want to know what our teams did, why they did it and if, ultimately, it makes sense. 

So let's get some perspective, shall we?

First off, here is the complete draft order.

Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Pick	Team	Player	Position	School
Round 1
1.	Texans	Jadeveon Clowney	DE/OLB	South Carolina
2.	Rams (from WSH)	Greg Robinson	OT	Auburn
3.	Jaguars	Blake Bortles	QB	UCF
4.	Bills*	Sammy Watkins	WR	Clemson
5.	Raiders	Khalil Mack	OLB	Buffalo
6.	Falcons	Jake Matthews	OT	Texas A&M
7.	Buccaneers	Mike Evans	WR	Texas A&M
8.	Browns*	Justin Gilbert	CB	Oklahoma State
9.	Vikings*	Anthony Barr	OLB	UCLA
10.	Lions	Eric Ebron	TE	North Carolina
11.	Titans	Taylor Lewan	OT	Michigan
12.	Giants	Odell Beckham Jr.	WR	LSU
13.	Rams	Aaron Donald	DT	Pittsburgh
14.	Bears	Kyle Fuller	CB	Virginia Tech
15.	Steelers	Ryan Shazier	OLB	Ohio State
16.	Cowboys	Zack Martin	OG/OT	Notre Dame
17.	Ravens	C.J. Mosley	ILB	Alabama
18.	Jets	Calvin Pryor	FS	Louisville
19.	Dolphins	Ja'Wuan James	OT	Tennessee
20.	Saints*	Brandin Cooks	WR	Oregon State
21.	Packers	Ha'Sean Clinton-Dix	FS	Alabama
22.	Browns*	Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
23.	Chiefs	Dee Ford	DE/OLB	Auburn
24.	Bengals	Darqueze Dennard	CB	Michigan State
25.	Chargers	Jason Verrett	CB	TCU
26.	Eagles* (from IND)	Marcus Smith	DE/OLB	Louisville
27.	Cardinals*	Deone Bucannon	SS	Washington State
28.	Panthers	Kelvin Benjamin	WR	Florida State
29.	Patriots	Dominique Easley	DT	Florida
30.	49ers	Jimmie Ward	SS	Northern Illinois
31.	Broncos	Bradley Roby	CB	Ohio State
32.	Vikings*	Teddy Bridgewater	QB	Louisville
Round 2
33.	Texans	Xavier Su'a-Filo	OG	UCLA
34.	Cowboys*	Demarcus Lawrence	DE	Boise State
35.	Browns	Joel Bitonio	OT	Nevada
36.	Raiders	Derek Carr	QB	Fresno State
37.	Falcons	Ra'Shede Hageman	DT	Minnesota
38.	Buccaneers	Austin Seferian-Jenkins	TE	Washington
39.	Jaguars	Marqise Lee	WR	USC
40.	Lions*	Kyle Van Noy	OLB	BYU
41.	Rams*	Lamarcus Joyner	CB	Florida State
42.	Eagles*	Jordan Matthews	WR	Vanderbilt
43.	Giants	Weston Richburg	C	Colorado State
44.	Bills*	Cyrus Kouandjio	OT	Alabama
45.	Seahawks*	Paul Richardson	WR	Colorado
46.	Steelers	Stephon Tuitt	DT/DE	Notre Dame
47.	Redskins*	Trent Murphy	OLB	Stanford
48.	Ravens	Timmy Jernigan	DT/DE	Florida State
49.	Jets	Jace Amaro	TE	Texas Tech
50.	Chargers*	Jeremiah Attaochu	OLB	Georgia Tech
51.	Bears	Ego Ferguson	DT	LSU
52.	Cardinals	Troy Niklas	TE	Notre Dame
53.	Packers	Davante Adams	WR	Fresno State
54.	Titans*	Bishop Sankey	RB	Washington
55.	Bengals	Jeremy Hill	RB	LSU
56.	Broncos* (from SF)	Cody Latimer	WR	Indiana
57.	49ers*	Carlos Hyde	RB	Ohio State
58.	Saints	Stanley Jean-Baptiste	CB	Nebraska
59.	Colts	Jack Mewhort	OT	Ohio State
60.	Panthers	Kony Ealy	DE	Missouri
61.	Jaguars*	Allen Robinson	WR	Penn State
62.	Patriots	Jimmy Garoppolo	QB	Eastern Illinois
63.	Dolphins*	Jarvis Landry	WR	LSU
64.	Seahawks	Justin Britt	OT	Missouri
Round 3
65.	Texans	C.J. Fiedorowicz	TE	Iowa
66.	Redskins	Morgan Moses	OT	Virginia
67.	Dolphins*	Billy Turner	OT	North Dakota State
68.	Falcons	Dezmen Southward	S	Wisconsin
69.	Buccaneers	Charles Sims	RB	West Virginia
70.	49ers*	Marcus Martin	C	USC
71.	Browns	Christian Kirksey	OLB	Iowa
72.	Vikings	Scott Crichton	DE	Oregon State
73.	Bills	Preston Brown	ILB	Louisville
74.	Giants	Jay Bromley	DT	Syracuse
75.	Rams	Tre Mason	RB	Auburn
76.	Lions	Travis Swanson	C	Arkansas
77.	49ers (from TEN)	Chris Borland	ILB	Wisconsin
78.	Redskins*	Spencer Long	OG	Nebraska
79.	Ravens	Terrence Brooks	S	Florida State
80.	Jets	Dexter McDougle	CB	Maryland
81.	Raiders*	Gabe Jackson	OG	Mississippi State
82.	Bears	Will Sutton	DT	Arizona State
83.	Texans* (from PIT)	Louis Nix	DT	Notre Dame
84.	Cardinals	Kareem Martin	DE	North Carolina
85.	Packers	Khyri Thornton	DT	Southern Mississippi
86.	Eagles	Josh Huff	WR	Oregon
87.	Chiefs	Phillip Gaines	CB	Rice
88.	Bengals	Will Clarke	DE	West Virginia
89.	Chargers	Chris Watt	OG	Notre Dame
90.	Colts	Donte Moncrief	WR	Ole Miss
91.	Cardinals*	John Brown	WR	Pittsburg State
92.	Panthers	Trai Turner	OG	LSU
93.	Jaguars*	Brandon Linder	OG	Miami (Fla.)
94.	Browns*	Terrance West	RB	Towson
95.	Broncos	Michael Schofield	OT	Michigan
96.	Vikings (from SEA)	Jerick McKinnon	RB	Georgia Southern
97.	Steelers	Dri Archer	RB/WR	Kent State
98.	Packers	Richard Rodgers	TE	California
99.	Ravens	Crockett Gillmore	TE	Colorado State
100.	49ers	Brandon Thomas	OG/OT	Clemson
Round 4
101.	Eagles*	Jaylen Watkins	CB	Florida
102.	Redskins	Bashaud Breeland	CB	Clemson
103.	Falcons	Devonta Freeman	RB	Florida State
104.	Jets (from TB)	Jalen Saunders	WR	Oklahoma
105.	Patriots*	Bryan Stork	C	Florida State
106.	49ers*	Bruce Ellington	WR	South Carolina
107.	Raiders	Justin Ellis	DT	Louisiana Tech
108.	Seahawks*	Cassius Marsh	DE	UCLA
109.	Bills	Ross Cockrell	CB	Duke
110.	Rams	Maurice Alexander	S	Utah State
111.	Bengals*	Russell Bodine	C	North Carolina
112.	Titans	DaQuan Jones	DT	Penn State
113.	Giants	Andre Williams	RB	Boston College
114.	Jaguars (from BAL)	Aaron Colvin	CB	Oklahoma
115.	Jets	Shaquelle Evans	WR	UCLA
116.	Raiders*	Keith McGill	CB	Utah
117.	Bears	Ka'Deem Carey	RB	Arizona
118.	Steelers	Martavis Bryant	WR	Clemson
119.	Cowboys	Anthony Hitchens	OLB	Iowa
120.	Cardinals	Logan Thomas	QB	Virginia Tech
121.	Packers	Carl Bradford	OLB	Arizona State
122.	Titans*	Marqueston Huff	CB	Wyoming
123.	Seahawks*	Kevin Norwood	WR	Alabama
124.	Chiefs	De'Anthony Thomas	RB	Oregon
125.	Dolphins*	Walt Aikens	CB	Liberty
126.	Saints	Khairi Fortt	OLB	California
127.	Browns (from IND)	Pierre Desir	CB	Lindenwood
128.	Panthers	Tre Boston	S	North Carolina
129.	49ers	Dontae Johnson	CB	North Carolina State
130.	Patriots	James White	RB	Wisconsin
131.	Bears*	Brock Vereen	S	Minnesota
132.	Seahawks	Kevin Pierre-Louis	OLB	Boston College
133.	Lions	Nevin Lawson	CB	Utah State
134.	Ravens	Brent Urban	DT/DE	Virginia
135.	Texans	Tom Savage	QB	Pittsburgh
136.	Lions	Larry Webster	TE/DE	Bloomsburg
137.	Jets	Dakota Dozier	OT	Furman
138.	Ravens	Lorenzo Taliaferro	RB	Coastal Carolina
139.	Falcons	Prince Shembo	OLB	Notre Dame
140.	Patriots	Cameron Fleming	OT	Stanford
Round 5
141.	Eagles*	Taylor Hart	DE	Oregon
142.	Redskins	Ryan Grant	WR	Tulane
143.	Buccaneers	Kadeem Edwards	OG	Tennessee State
144.	Jaguars	Telvin Smith	OLB	Florida State
145.	Vikings*	David Yankey	OG	Stanford
146.	Cowboys* (from OAK)	Devin Street	WR	Pittsburgh
147.	Falcons	Ricardo Allen	CB	Purdue
148.	Panthers*	Bene Benwikere	CB	San Jose State
149.	Buccaneers*	Kevin Pamphile	OT	Purdue
150.	49ers* (from DET)	Aaron Lynch	DE	South Florida
151.	Titans	Avery Williamson	ILB	Kentucky
152.	Giants	Nat Berhe	S	San Diego State
153.	Bills*	Cyril Richardson	OG	Baylor
154.	Jets	Jeremiah George	ILB	Iowa State
155.	Dolphins	Arthur Lynch	TE	Georgia
156.	Broncos*	Lamin Barrow	OLB	LSU
157.	Steelers	Shaquille Richardson	CB	Arizona
158.	Lions*	Caraun Reid	DT	Princeton
159.	Jaguars (from BAL)	Chris Smith	OLB/DE	Arkansas
160.	Cardinals	Ed Stinson	DE	Alabama
161.	Packers	Corey Linsley	C	Ohio State
162.	Eagles	Ed Reynolds	S	Stanford
163.	Chiefs	Aaron Murray	QB	Georgia
164.	Bengals	AJ McCarron	QB	Alabama
165.	Chargers	Ryan Carrethers	DT	Arkansas State
166.	Colts	Jonathan Newsome	DE	Ball State
167.	Saints	Vinnie Sunseri	S	Alabama
168.	*Falcons	Marquis Spruill	ILB	Syracuse
169.	Saints (from NE via PHI)	Ronald Powell	OLB	Florida
170.	49ers	Keith Reaser	CB	Florida Atlantic
171.	Dolphins*	Jordan Tripp	OLB	Montana
172.	Seahawks	Jimmy Staten	DT	Middle Tennessee
173.	Steelers	Wesley Johnson	OT	Vanderbilt
174.	Giants	Devon Kennard	OLB	USC
175.	Ravens	John Urschel	OG	Penn State
176.	Packers	Jared Abbrederis	WR	Wisconsin
Round 6
177.	Texans	Jeoffrey Pagan	DE	Alabama
178.	Titans*	Zach Mettenberger	QB	LSU
179.	Patriots*	Jon Halapio	OG	Florida
180.	49ers*	Kenneth Acker	CB	Southern Methodist
181.	Texans (from OAK)	Alfred Blue	RB	LSU
182.	Vikings*	Antone Exum	CB	Virginia Tech
183.	Bears (from TB)	David Fales	QB	San Jose State
184.	Vikings	Kendall James	CB	Maine
185.	Buccaneers (from BUF)	Robert Herron	WR	Wyoming
186.	Redskins*	Lache Seastrunk	RB	Baylor
187.	Giants	Bennett Jackson	CB	Notre Dame
188.	Rams	E.J. Gaines	CB	Missouri
189.	Lions	TJ Jones	WR	Notre Dame
190.	Dolphins	Matt Hazel	WR	Coastal Carolina
191.	Bears	Pat O'Donnell	P	Miami (Fla.)
192.	Steelers	Jordan Zumwalt	OLB	UCLA
193.	Chiefs (from DAL)	Zach Fulton	OG	Tennessee
194.	Ravens	Keith Wenning	QB	Ball State
195.	Jets	Brandon Dixon	CB	Northwest Missouri State
196.	Cardinals	Walter Powell	WR	Murray State
197.	Packers	Demetri Goodson	CB	Baylor
198.	Patriots (from PHI)	Zach Moore	DE	Concordia-St. Paul
199.	Seahawks*	Garrett Scott	OT	Marshall
200.	Chiefs	Laurent Duvernay-Tardif	OT	McGill
201.	Chargers	Marion Grice	RB	Arizona State
202.	Saints	Tavon Rooks	OT	Kansas State
203.	Colts	Andrew Jackson	ILB	Western Kentucky
204.	Panthers	Tyler Gaffney	RB	Stanford
205.	Jaguars (from SF)	Luke Bowanko	C	Virginia
206.	Patriots	Jemea Thomas	S	Georgia Tech
207.	Broncos	Matt Paradis	C	Boise State
208.	Seahawks	Eric Pinkins	S	San Diego State
209.	Jets	Quincy Enunwa	WR	Nebraska
210.	Jets	IK Enemkpali	DE	Louisiana Tech
211.	Texans	Jay Prosch	FB	Auburn
212.	Bengals	Marquis Flowers	OLB	Arizona
213.	Jets	Tajh Boyd	QB	Clemson
214.	Rams	Garrett Gilbert	QB	SMU
215.	Steelers	Daniel McCullers	DT	Tennessee
Round 7
216.	Texans	Dre Hal	CB	Vanderbilt
217.	Redskins	Ted Bolser	TE	Indiana
218.	Ravens*	Michael Campanaro	WR	Wake Forest
219.	Raiders	T.J. Carrie	CB	Ohio
220.	Vikings*	Shamar Stephen	DT	Connecticut
221.	Bills*	Randell Johnson	OLB	Florida Atlantic
222.	Jaguars	Storm Johnson	RB	UCF
223.	Vikings	Brandon Watts	OLB	Georgia Tech
224.	Eagles*	Beau Allen	DT	Wisconsin
225.	Vikings* (from NYG)	Jabari Price	CB	North Carolina
226.	Rams	Mitchell Van Dyk	OT	Portland State
227.	Seahawks*	Kiero Small	FB	Arkansas
228.	Redskins*	Zach Hocker	K	Arkansas
229.	Lions* (from CHI)	Nate Freese	K	Boston College
230.	Steelers	Rob Blanchflower	TE	Massachusetts
231.	Cowboys	Ben Gardner	DE	Stanford
232.	Colts (from BAL)	Ulrick John	OT	Georgia State
233.	Jets	Trevor Reilly	OLB	Utah
234.	Dolphins	Terrence Fede	DE	Marist
235.	Raiders (from ARZ)	Shelby Harris	DE	Illinois State
236.	Packers	Jeff Janis	WR	Saginaw Valley
237.	Bills*	Seantrel Henderson	OT	Miami (Fla.)
238.	Cowboys (from KC)	Will Smith	ILB	Texas Tech
239.	Bengals	James Wright	WR	LSU
240.	Chargers	Tevin Reese	WR	Baylor
241.	Rams (from IND)	Christian Bryant	S	Ohio State
242.	Broncos* (from NO)	Corey Nelson	OLB	Oklahoma
243.	49ers (from CAR)	Kaleb Ramsey	DT	Boston College
244.	Patriots	Jeremy Gallon	WR	Michigan
245.	49ers	Trey Millard	FB	Oklahoma
246.	Bears*	Charles Leno	OT	Boise State
247.	Raiders	Jonathan Dowling	CB	Western Kentucky
248.	Cowboys	Ahmad Dixon	S	Baylor
249.	Rams	Michael Sam	DE	Missouri
250.	Rams	Demetrius Rhaney	C	Tennessee State
251.	Cowboys	Ken Bishop	DT	Northern Illinois
252.	Bengals	Lavelle Westbrooks	CB	Georgia Southern
253.	Falcons	Yawin Smallwood	ILB	Connecticut
254.	Cowboys	Terrance Mitchell	CB	Oregon
255.	Falcons	Tyler Starr	OLB	South Dakota
256.	Texans	Lonnie Ballentine	S	Memphis

And here you can find my full grades for every team. Joel McHale, if you are reading this, can we just be friends?

Team	Grade	Analysis
Houston Texans	A	Great draft for the Texans. Got the best player in the draft (Jadeveon Clowney), the best guard prospect (Xavier Su'a-Filo), the best nose-tackle prospect (Louis Nix), a nice tight-end prospect (C.J. Fiedorowicz) and perhaps their future quarterback (Tom Savage) in the fourth round.
St. Louis Rams	A+	With virtually every pick they got excellent value, and they plugged a bunch of needs along the way. Time will be the true indicator, but at the moment, this was the league's strongest draft.
Jacksonville Jaguars	A-	Jags fans may have liked to seen a running back taken a little sooner, but in general, the team identified some major needs and really addressed them. The passing game in particular got a major boost.
Buffalo Bills	B	The Bills gave up a lot—let's call a spade a spade, they probably gave up too much—to get Sammy Watkins, but he is an exciting prospect. They got solid value late in the draft, but are they close enough to contending that they could sacrifice a first-round pick next year?
Oakland Raiders	A	Here's something you don't find yourself saying often—the Raiders crushed this draft, particularly their first four picks of Khalil Mack, Derek Carr, Gabe Jackson and Justin Ellis. Could this be the draft we look back on in three years as a turning point for Oakland.
Atlanta Falcons	B+	Strong draft. Jake Matthews is obviously an immediate starter, while Ra'Shede Hageman and Devonta Freeman should contribute early on as well. Solid moves all around for Atlanta.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	B+	In Mike Evans, Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Charles Sims (an excellent receiver out of the backfield), the Bucs made improving the pass offense a priority. In general, the offense should be much improved after this draft. It better be—the team didn't select a single defensive player.
Cleveland Browns	B+	They won the first round after nabbing Justin Gilbert, Johnny Manziel and the Bills' first-rounder next year. Judged in a vacuum, the Browns nailed every pick. But after the Josh Gordon news broke, how could they justify completely ignoring wide receiver?
Minnesota Vikings	B+	Anthony Barr and Teddy Bridgewater were excellent gets in the first round. David Yankey was as steal in the fifth. Nice draft for the Vikes.
Detroit Lions	B	The Lions made some nice selections, though Eric Ebron at No. 10 was a bit of a head-scratcher. Ebron is a talent, no doubt, but was a luxury pick at tight end really the way to go there?
Tennessee Titans	B+	Taylor Lewan was a classic value pick, because tackle wasn't the team's biggest need. Far from it. Bishop Sankey will be this team's starting running back before long. DaQuan Jones and Zach Mettenberger were excellent values.
New York Giants	B	Nice draft for the Giants. Odell Beckham will be a popular choice with Eli Manning, as will Weston Richburg. Nothing glaring to dislike here.
Chicago Bears	B-	A lot of upside in this Bears draft, but some reaches, too. Can Marc Trestman—the quarterback whisperer—turn David Fales into a star someday?
Pittsburgh Steelers	B	Ryan Shazier seemed like a slight reach, but he'll be a big part of a refurbished linebacker crew. Stephon Tuitt, Dri Archer and Martavis Bryant were all excellent values.
Dallas Cowboys	C+	Zack Martin and Demarcus Lawrence were nice picks, though the Cowboys had a few reaches on their board. Jerry Jones marches to his own beat, though it hasn't been the beat of "We are the Champions" in many, many years.
Baltimore Ravens	B+	Strong picks all around, especially early on. If C.J. Mosley can stay healthy, the Ravens have their Ray Lewis replacement.
New York Jets	B+	A lot of picks for the Jets, and plenty of solid ones. Calvin Pryor is going to be a good one, and it was good to see the Jets continue to add weapons in the passing game (Jace Amaro, Jalen Saunders, Shaq Evans).
Miami Dolphins	C	The Dolphins needed to rebuild the offensive line, and they addressed the position with two of their first three picks. But the selections of Ja'Wuan James and Billy Turner felt like reaches.
New Orleans Saints	B	Brandin Cooks could be the Offensive Rookie of the Year in this offense. Saints did well to add some players on defense after that.
Green Bay Packers	B	Filled needs all around. Ha Ha Clinton-Dix was a great selection, and Davante Adams should produce immediately.
Kansas City Chiefs	C	Curious draft. Dee Ford is talented and will pay off down the line, perhaps, but where does he fit in now with Tamba Hali and Justin Houston already on the edge? De'Anthony Thomas and Aaron Murray were intriguing picks.
Cincinnati Bengals	B+	So Andy Dalton's backup will be AJ McCarron, a Dalton clone? Alrighty then. Bengals nailed Darqueze Dennard, Jeremy Hill, Will Clarke and Russell Bodine picks, however.
San Diego Chargers	B+	Nothing too sexy about this draft, but good, solid picks all the way around.
Philadelphia Eagles	B-	So that Chip Kelly guy loves his SEC players, huh? Jordan Matthews could put up some big numbers in this offense. Jaylen Watkins was an excellent value pick. Marcus Smith was a reach, but Eagles really needed another edge-rusher.
Arizona Cardinals	B+	Logan Thomas' risk as a quarterback is lessened somewhat by the fact that he has the athletic talent to switch to tight end. Cardinals had a strong draft throughout.
Carolina Panthers	B	Kelvin Benjamin is a bit of a project, but his upside is tantalizing. Kony Ealy and Trai Turner were great value picks.
New England Patriots	B-	Dominique Easley is biggest high-risk, high-reward pick in draft given his injury risk. Goodbye, Ryan Mallett; hello, Jimmy Garoppolo. Solid if unspectacular draft from Pats.
San Francisco 49ers	B+	Niners seemingly traded 1,547 times, but got nice value with every...single...pick. The rich get richer.
Denver Broncos	B-	Bradley Roby needs to translate his impressive athleticism to more consistent production on the field, but upside was the name of the game here. Cody Latimer is another intriguing prospect, and about the 547th weapon on offense Peyton Manning has at his disposal.
Washington	B	Washington got some nice values throughout, namely Morgan Moses, Bashaud Breeland and Lache Seastrunk.
Seattle Seahawks	C+	Seattle has a way of seeing something in players the rest of us miss, so this grade may look really silly in a few years. There were reaches throughout, but as usual, the Seahawks identified upside players and pounced on them.
Indianapolis Colts	C+	The Colts had just five picks, so they better hope they nailed them. This grade would be much higher if Trent Richardson didn't act like he forgot how to play football last season.

I really think the Cleveland Browns crushed the first round, you guys. Crushed it. Sure, Johnny Manziel is a few hits away from needing a stretcher on the field if he doesn't learn to play a little less recklessly, but he has instantly energized the city of Cleveland. It's just a shame he won't have Josh Gordon to throw to.

Still, as general manager Ray Farmer told Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com, the Browns can't be reliant on one player, even if losing Gordon is a major blow:

"

I would say that frustration is a natural part of it. I think that's what was felt and heard when that announcement was made, so I don't fault the fans for their reaction. I don't fault anyone for being disappointed. To that end, it's our job to make those decisions less painful. And in time, it's no different than if a player was going out during the offseason and broke an ankle or tore an ACL playing pickup hoops or doing something different. 

We have to build a football team that can win regardless of who is missing. I think that's the charge that we have. That's my job, that's coach Pettine's job is to prepare this football team to win games regardless of who's missing.

"

But it seemed like the Browns were involved in most of the major storylines for the first two days, both good and bad, as Manziel's "drop" basically captivated a nation on Thursday night. That the Browns—the often boring, often irrelevant Browns—were the ones to end that slide seemed to usher in a new day of Browns football. 

I wasn't the only one enamored with their first round—Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk was a fan, too:

I wasn't a huge fan of the Blake Bortles pick at No. 3 from a purely value perspective, but I love that the Jacksonville Jaguars instantly gave him talented young receivers to work with in Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson. Sammy Watkins will heat up Buffalo, but the Bills really gave up a lot to get him.

The Oakland Raiders, of all teams, made the perfect picks in the first two rounds, adding the future faces of both the offense and defense, Khalil Mack and Derek Carr. I think both are going to be very, very good. The New York Jets adding Calvin Pryor was one of my favorite picks in the first round. 

He's just a Rex Ryan guy, and he's going to terrorize receivers over the middle for the next decade. 

All in all, as I said above, the St. Louis Rams had the top draft. Greg Robinson could be the best offensive lineman in the game in a few years. His upside is immense. Aaron Donald was a great value and should be dominant in the middle of the Rams front. With his selection, boy, it's hard to argue folks who want to claim the Rams have the best defensive line in football.

And I won't lie, I became a bit of a Rams fan for their Michael Sam pick. Not only does he make a ton of sense schematically, but both he and the Rams were a part of history when he was selected in the seventh round. 

He'll probably never be a three-down starter, but as a situational pass-rusher, he could make an impact in this league. He's certainly already made an impact on our society.